Birds of Didsbury
What has actually been seen around Didsbury: 174 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 174 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 218,761 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Magpie
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Didsbury
174 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Didsbury (Manchester) since 2010, across 218,761 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Magpie, Woodpigeon and Robin.
Didsbury is a garden-bird place: 65% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Common Kestrel. A hawk that hunts feeder birds is among them, so set feeders 2–3 metres from shrubs: close enough for cover, far enough that a cat can't ambush from it.
Records peak in April and are lowest in September — about 2.0 times as many in the busiest month. Part of that is birds (migrants and winter visitors), part is people: more birders are out in good weather, so treat the curve as activity, not a census.
Stockport, 5 km to the east, has fewer species on record (145 against 174). Birds logged far more often around Didsbury than there include Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck and Little Grebe.
Daylight runs from 17 h 1 min at midsummer to 7 h 29 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:39 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Didsbury
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MagpiePica pica | 7,950 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 7,655 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 7,174 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 7,117 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 6,815 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 6,788 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 6,533 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 6,259 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 5,817 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 5,735 |
| 11 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 5,568 |
| 12 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 5,389 |
| 13 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 5,157 |
| 14 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 4,748 |
| 15 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 4,514 |
| 16 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 4,450 |
| 17 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 4,381 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 4,295 |
| 19 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 4,111 |
| 20 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 4,052 |
Records by month
What to put out in Didsbury
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Manchester
What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for UK gardens. One email a month at most.
Nearby places
Frequently asked
What birds visit gardens in Didsbury?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Didsbury are Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blackbird, based on 218,761 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Didsbury?
174 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Didsbury?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:39.
Sources
- GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
- GeoNames gazetteer (place, population, elevation)
Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.